Students, faculty and staff at the Waterville college are taking health and safety protocol seriously, according to Doug Terp, who is in charge of COVID-19 plans.
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Skowhegan-area schools’ nickname selection down to 3 finalists
The final vote on the school district’s new mascot will be at the Oct. 8 board of directors meeting.
Three petitions on subdivision changes head to November ballot in Richmond
Driving these petitions are disagreements about how subdivisions should be regulated in Richmond’s agriculture district, which makes up most of the rural town.
City Councilors AuCoin, Lapointe face off in Hallowell mayoral race
George Lapointe, a council member since 2013 and current chairperson, and Maureen AuCoin, a councilor since 2016 and former interim city manager, are vying to succeed Mayor Mark Walker.
Three uncontested candidates running for Hallowell council, RSU 2 seats
Berkeley Almand-Hunter and Michael Frett are running for seats on the City Council, while Chris Myers Asch is running unopposed for reelection to the Regional School Unit 2 board of directors.
Winslow School Board approves 7-on-7 flag football for high school
The board voted 5-0, with one abstention, to allow the football team, which now has 27 players, to compete in 10 games.
Ginsburg remembered, heralded at Augusta vigil
Speakers included state Sen. Shenna Bellows D-Manchester, executive director of the The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine in Augusta; state Sen. Cathy Breen, D-Falmouth; Maeghan Maloney, district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties; and activist Betsy Sweet.
‘Heartbroken and confused’ resident at Madison nursing home calls for greater transparency amid outbreak
Samantha Paine, who has been living at the Maplecrest facility, says she and other residents are reeling from the isolation and lack of information about containing the outbreak there.
Olson says bias training, technology would be her top priorities as chairperson of Augusta Board of Education
Amanda Olson seeks to bring innovative discussion and ideas to the school board and city schools.
Maine, union officials issue warning on failure to pass federal COVID-19 aid package
With no agreement on additional federal aid in the offing, Maine and union officials representing public employees say failure to reach agreement will endanger their ability to provide critical public services.